Bijnor

This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Bijnor district.

Bijnor बिजनौर
city
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	115,381
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Bijnor (Hindi: बिजनौर, Urdu: بجنور) variously spelt as Bijnaur and Bijnour, is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the district headquarters of Bijnor district.

Transportation

Bijnor is well connected with major cities through road and railways. Highway No. 119 connects Bijnor to Meerut at one end, and it is connected with Pauri (Uttarakhand) at the other end. State highways connects it to Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Badaun, Haridwar and Amroha. Bijnor railway is connected with Delhi-Moradabad line through Gajraula Junction and with Moradabad- Chandigarh line through Mauzzampur Junction.

History

Little is known of the early history of Bijnor. District Bijnor is related to Mahabharat.There is a Vidur kuti in Bijnor.In the time of Mughal emperor Akbar, Bijnor formed part of the Mughal Empire. However, in the early part of the 18th century, the Rohilla Pashtuns established their independence in the country called by them Rohilkhand; and about 1748 the Rohilla chief Ali Mohammed Khan made his first annexations in Bijnor, the rest of which soon fell under the Rohilla domination. The northern districts were granted by Ali Mohammed Khan to Khurshid Ahmed Baig, who gradually extended his influence west of the Ganges and at Delhi, receiving the title of Najib-ud-daula and becoming paymaster of the royal forces. His success, however, raised up powerful enemies against him, and at their instigation the Marathas invaded Bijnor. This was the beginning of a feud which continued for years. Najib, indeed, held his own, and for the part played by him in the victory of Panipat was made vizier of the empire. After his death in 1770, however, his son Zabita Khan was defeated by the Marathas, who overran all Rohilkhand.

In Najibabad, there was a fort of great Sultana Daku or "The Sultan Bandit". The fort is still situated in Najibabad and it has been said that the vehicles can easily be run on the width of the fort.

In 1772 the Nawab of Oudh made a treaty with the Rohillas, covenanting to expel the Marathas in return for a money payment. He carried out his part of the bargain; but the Rohilla chieftains refused to pay. In 1774 the Nawab concluded with the East India Company government of Calcutta a treaty of alliance, and he now called upon the British, in accordance with its terms, to supply a brigade to assist him in enforcing his claims against the Rohillas. This was done; in the Rohilla War, the Rohillas were driven beyond the Ganges, and Bijnor was incorporated in the territories of the nawab, who in 1774 ceded it to the British East India Company. From this time the history of Bijnor is uneventful until the Mutiny of 1857, when (on 1 June) it was occupied by the nawab of Najibabad, a grandson of Zabita Khan. In spite of fighting between the Hindus and the Muslim Pashtuns, the Nawab succeeded in maintaining his position until the 21 April 1858, when he was defeated by the British at NaginaMain history is created by Md.Yusuf Khan.; whereupon British authority was still in place till final decision of independence.

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Bijnor urban agglomeration had a population of 115,381 out of which males were 60,656 and females were 54,725. The literacy rate was 77.90 per cent.

Religions in Bijnor
Religion			Percent
Hindus			32%
Muslims			66%
Jains			0.4%
Others†			1.6%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

See also: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh

Blocks

(a block is a small administrative area of a district)

1. Najibabad
2. Kiratpur
3. Haldaur
4. Kotwali
5. Afzalgarh
6. Nehtaur
7. Dhampur
8. Seohara
9. Jalilpur
10. Noorpur
11. Mohd.Pur Devmal
12. Teemala
13. Mandawar
14. Chandpur

Educational institutions

Industrial Training Services

Cadd Centre training services Pvt. Ltd., CADD Centre Bijnor

College and schools

Universal Academy, Noorpur Road, Bijnor

Decent Public School, Noorpur Road Bijnor

Modern Era Public School, Bijnor

k.p.s Girls Inter college ,Bijnor

Bijnor Inter College, Bijnor (Muslim Inter College, Bijnor)

Govt. Inter College, Bijnor

Govt. Girls Inter College, Bijnor

R.J.P.A. Inter College, Bijnor

St. Mary's Senior Secondary School, Prem Nagar, Bijnor

Param Public School, Bijnor

Modern Public School Bharuka(Gopalpur)

Dayavati Dharmavira Public School, Bairaj Road

Modern Public Prathmic Vidiyale—Bharuka(GOPALPUR), Bijnor

Devta Degree College Morna Bijnor

Gsn Public School,Haldaur

Kishan Inter Collage Peeli Chauki, Bijnor

L.B.S.S.MAHAVIDYALAYA GOHAWAR, Bijnor

vivekanand Inter college,Darwara Chandpur

vivekanand maha vidhalaya,Darwara Chandpur

Adarsh Inter College, Umri, Bijnor

kisan inter collage mandawlai bijnor

Adarsh Gramin inter College Chandak,Bijnor

Postgraduate colleges

Vardhman college

R. B. D. Girls PG College

Krishna college

Vivek education park

S.P. Degree College, Chandpur

Devta MahaVidhyalaya Morna, Bijnor

R.S.M. PG College, Dhampur, Bijnor

L.B.S.S.M.(P.G.) COLLEGE,GOHAWAR,BIJNOR

MD International School ,2nd stone , Mandawar Road Bijnor

Engineering college

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Engineering College Of Information Technology,Chandpur,Bijnor(Govt.)

Veera College of Engineering

Govt. I.T.I

Govt. Polytechnic College

Disha Institute of Technology

Veer Kumar Institute Of Technology

R.V. Institute Of Technology

K.L.S.I.E.T Chandok Bijnor

North India Institute of Technology, Najibabad

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Official Website
• Bijnor District at the Imperial Gazetteer of India